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Jefferson City residents gave input Tuesday on the city’s transit system as consultants do a system-wide assessment of JEFFTRAN. The assessment, which will take place over the next six to nine months, is aimed at improving efficiency and getting more people to take advantage of the transit system. JEFFTRAN is facing a trend of decreasing

Thirteen-year-old Shianna Mays was everything to her father Demetrius. “She wasn’t no trouble. She never lied to me,” he said. “To me, she was like the perfect daughter.” Shianna was killed in a car crash earlier this month as a result of a custody battle. Her grandmother, Shirley Cruz, told ABC17 News that Shianna’s mother,

UPDATE: Missouri Department of Transportation crews said a finger expansion joint on the I-70 bridge eastbound partially broke Sunday. Crews temporarily fixed the joint Sunday night in an attempt to have it hold long enough so a plan could be created to completely fix it Monday night. The temporary fix broke late Monday afternoon. MoDOT

In a 3 – 1 vote, the Sturgeon Board of Aldermen voted to remove Greg Halderman from his position as police chief. The vote came after a closed hearing in which 12 people testified supporting Halderman. The closed meeting lasted about 3 1/2 hours Monday night. “There’s no words for it,” Halderman supporter, Erik Anthes,

Did you try to get in spring break shape? Maybe you’re working on that summer bod? If that’s the case, mid-Missouri doctors say, be careful! Dr. Flynn, from Mizzou Quick Care and Urgent Care, says she has seen a number of patients that are overdoing it in the gym. She says both gym and sports

TONIGHT: Skies will remain cloudy with lows near 50 and easterly winds at 8-12 mph becoming gusty. Showers and t-storms will move in from the west to near HWY 65 by 5 AM, heading east through daybreak. WEDNESDAY: Scattered showers and t-storms in the morning will end by early afternoon with high temperatures near 60

Gov. Eric Greitens, R-Missouri, signed HB153, which will change the standard for vetting expert witnesses in jury trials, into law Tuesday morning. The passage of this law places Missouri’s vetting process for such witnesses under the Daubert Standard, a method adopted by the majority of states, as well as federal courts. Greitens said the new

TODAY: Overcast skies will stick with us through the day, with a northeasterly breeze under 10 mph. Thanks to the clouds, temperatures will struggle to climb into the lower 60s today. Outside of the clouds, it will be a seasonal day, with a break in the rain. TONIGHT: Overcast skies stay with us through the

From Wednesday morning 4AM through Thursday night 11PM several rounds of showers and thunderstorms will bring heavy rain. The strongest storms will be isolated, bringing the potential for large hail 1″ in diameter or greater and winds up to 60 mph. By 9AM on Wednesday morning areas west of US 63 and south of I-70

TODAY: Watch for patchy fog and drizzle through 8AM. It will feel like a typical March day with temperatures reaching the low 60s in the afternoon. TONIGHT: It looks to be mostly cloudy with temperatures in the upper 40s. WEDNESDAY: Storms arrive between 4AM and 7AM exiting between 10AM and 11AM. There will be some

TODAY: Patchy fog expected this morning with temperatures in the upper 40s for the morning commute. Look for scattered clouds today with a northeast breeze under 10 mph. Temperatures will reach the low 60s, making for a typical March day. TONIGHT: We’ll have broken cloud cover tonight with a northeasterly wind at 5-10 mph. Temperatures

Human remains found in Gasconade County last week have now been identified. The Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday the remains found by divers in a clay pit pond last week were positively identified as James Holt Jr., 60, of Florissant. The pond is at an address on Dragster Drive in Owensville. Holt was reported

A man is held in the Cooper County jail Monday accused of three different robberies since the start of the year. The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office posted about the arrest on it’s Facebook page early Monday morning. It says deputies arrested 21-year-old Dallas Franklin Friday night. A deputy apparently stopped Franklin just after 8 p.m.

Katherine Goldman knew the woman that trained her at Hardee’s on West Worley Street for six months. The company would move her to a different store eventually in Columbia, but it was enough time to get drawn into Shamya Brimmage’s infectious attitude. It was in the same restaurant that she learned her work trainer had

Two men are now charged with murder in connection with a deadly shooting on Madison Street in Columbia. Darold Pruitt and Devontre Kennedy were both charged Monday with second-degree murder. According to court documents, a police detective learned Pruitt and Kennedy were involved in the shooting that happened after 10 p.m. Tuesday that left Shamya

The Sturgeon Board of Aldermen has yet to release the result after a removal hearing for Police Chief Greg Halderman Monday. The closed hearing after the board’s regular meeting lasted for about three and a half hours. “I think that we put forth the best possible case that we could for Mr. Halderman, and we’re

Moniteau County deputies arrested David Zarn, 30, and Lamondt Zarn, 55, after responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle near Redbud Road in California on March 14. While deputies were talking with residents on Redbud Road, a truck was driving up, stopped and quickly reversed when the two people inside saw the deputies. The deputies

Police have made no arrests in a weekend shooting that left two men dead and one injured in Columbia. Michael Walker Jr. and Jeffery Jones died from injuries in the shooting that happened Sunday afternoon on I-70 Dr NW near Garden Drive. Police have not released the name of the third man involved. According to

Two women accused of kidnapping several children are charged with murder. First Assistant Prosecutor Tracy Gonzalez added one count of second-degree murder to both Demetres Washington and Mackenzie Quiovers, on top of the three counts of kidnapping both already face. Washington and Quiovers crashed a car on Route J and I-70 with three children inside

What constitutes a drought? The National Weather Service defines a drought as a deficiency in precipitation over an extended period, resulting in a water shortage. It is a normal phenomenon that various climates see throughout the years. One of the ways a drought is measured is by the soil and how wet it is below